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  • 2001. El Camino Real National Historic Trail

    Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary

    Highlighted in the National Park Service's new El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary, this Spanish Colonial "royal road of the interior" is a symbol of the shared cultural heritage that exists between Spain, Mexico, and the American Southwest. Loaded with information, images, maps, and essays, this itinerary explores the three centuries of cultural interactions along this route and features 17 historic sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places that tell its stories.

    Use the link above to visit the travel itinerary homepage, which has an overview of the trail and other resources. To go directly to sites, choose a link below.

    New Mexico

    • Fort Marcy Ruins Santa Fe
    • Palace of the Governors Santa Fe 
    • Santa Fe Plaza Santa Fe 
    • La Bajada Mesa Santa Fe County 
    • Kuaua Ruins (Coronado Historic Site) Bernalillo 
    • El Cerro de Tomé Valencia County 
    • Fort Craig Socorro County
    • Yost Draw Sierra County 
    • Point of Rocks Sierra County 
    • Fort Selden Historic Site Radium Springs 
    • Doña Ana Village Historic District Doña Ana 
    • Mesquite Historic District Las Cruces 
    • Mesilla Plaza and Mesilla Historic District Mesilla

    Texas

    • Ysleta Mission El Paso County
    • Socorro Mission El Paso County 
    • San Elizario Historic District San Elizario
    • Presidio Chapel of San Elizario San Elizario